A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Old Appleton$460/mo

Typical home $79K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

Stark City$590/mo

Typical home $102K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $1,069/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Stark City and Old Appleton.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Old AppletonStark City

Snow a year6″8″

January low—25°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—206d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th 71st

Outdoors & history

Old AppletonStark City

National Register places1 —

Archive photos3 —

Community

Old AppletonStark City

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Old AppletonMO Stark CityMO

Old Appleton ↔ Stark City251 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

Old AppletonStark City

People

Population 109Lowest 133Highest

Median age 37.1±17.3Lowest 5% below MO 42.8±11.7Highest 10% above MO

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 36.7%±19.9Highest MO: 22.3% 19.5%±19.7Lowest MO: 22.3%

Old Appleton and Stark City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 3.7%±33.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 12.8%±19.1Highest MO: 17.9%

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 9.9%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±5.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 9%±12.6Highest MO: 5.7%

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,306±$35kLowest 23% below MO $56,750±$24kHighest 20% below MO

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,100±$44kLowest 66% below MO $102,100±$54kHighest 56% below MO

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,069±$390 3% above MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $527Lowest 73% below MO $611Highest 69% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 53.3%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 27.1%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 57.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 60%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1963Highest 15 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 17% below MO 35 minHighest 49% above MO

Work from home 9.3%±12.4Lowest MO: 13% 14.3%±15.6Highest MO: 13%

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.38Highest 0.26Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Cape Girardeau (21%)Carthage (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Stark CityFew work in Old Appleton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.1Lowest 89.2Highest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Old Appleton vs Stark City

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

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What daily life feels like in each

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